Hillsborough Beacon

More than birds are migrating through New Jersey’s fall landscapes

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Fall migration in New Jersey means skies filled with warblers, thrushes, raptors, and other birds heading south. Many are neotropical migrants, traveling hundreds or...
Bordentown Current

Balloon pollution is spoiling the party for wildlife

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation There’s something undeniably cheerful about balloons. We buy them for birthday parties, graduations,...
Bordentown Current

Got bugs? Got life!

Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will sponsor the 22nd Annual Insect Festival on Saturday, September 19, at...
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When it comes to state’s grasslands, we reap what we sow  

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation When people picture New Jersey’s classic natural landscapes, they often think of the...
Bordentown Current

‘We remember’

Twenty-six years ago, September 11 meant back-to-school spirits; hazy, end-of-summer weather; the beginning of a season with rowdy...

Food insecurity nearly doubled since pandemic

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BY ANTHONY ORLANDO New Jersey Urban News Feeding America has revealed that, as of 2024, over 1.2 million people in NJ are food insecure, nearly double the...

It’s not your imagination: ‘Bracket creep’ costing you more in taxes

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BY JOHN REITMEYER NJ Spotlight State lawmakers haven’t voted to raise individual income taxes this year, but many New Jersey residents could still be facing under-the-radar...

Connecting to nature through fishing

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BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation On any summer morning along New Jersey’s coast, you’ll find people casting lines from the surf, dropping bait from...

Childhood vaccination rates at lowest levels in years

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BY COLLEEN O'DEA NJ Spotlight The percentage of New Jersey children who received all state-mandated vaccines last year dropped to its lowest level in recent years. Little...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill brings family life back to Drumthwacket

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When Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her family moved into Drumthwacket on Stockton Street in Princeton on Aug. 14, they became only the third full-time residents of...

Autumn bird migration takes flight

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BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you think fall isn’t just around the corner, take a look at the birds! If you’ve been at the...
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